2005 Lisburn City Council election
{{short description|Local government election in Northern Ireland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{main|Northern Ireland local elections, 2005}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2005 Lisburn City Council election
| country =
| flag_year =
| flag_image =
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| party_colour =
| party_name =
| previous_election = 2001 Lisburn Borough Council election
| previous_year = 2001
| previous_mps =
| election_date = {{Start date|2005|05|5|df=y}}
| elected_mps =
| next_election = 2011 Lisburn City Council election
| next_year = 2011
| next_mps =
| seats_for_election= All 30 seats to Lisburn City Council
| majority_seats = 16
| opinion_polls =
| turnout =
| party1 = Democratic Unionist Party
| seats1 = 13
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 8
| party2 = Ulster Unionist Party
| seats2 = 7
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 6
| party3 = Sinn Féin
| seats3 = 4
| seat_change3 = {{nochange}} 0
| party4 = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
| seats4 = 3
| seat_change4 = {{nochange}} 0
| party5 = Social Democratic and Labour Party
| seats5 = 3
| seat_change5 = {{nochange}} 0
| party6 = Independent (politician)
| seats6 = 0
| seat_change6 = {{decrease}} 2
| map_image =File:Lisburn 2005 election.svg
| map_size =
| map_alt =
| map =
| map_caption = Party with the most votes by district.
}}
Elections to Lisburn City Council were held on 5 May 2005 on the same day as the other Northern Irish local government elections. The election used five district electoral areas to elect a total of 30 councillors.
Election results
{{Election summary begin|title = Lisburn City Council Election Result 2005{{Cite web|url=https://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/lglisburn.htm|title=Lisburn City Council, 1993-2011|website=www.ark.ac.uk}}}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|seats = 13
|gain = 8
|loss = 0
|net = {{increase}}8
|seats % = 43.3
|votes % = 40.7
|votes = 17,238
|plus/minus = {{increase}}20.5
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|seats = 7
|gain = 0
|loss = 6
|net = {{decrease}}6
|seats % = 23.3
|votes % = 22.7
|votes = 9,625
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}12.5
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Sinn Féin
|seats = 4
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 13.3
|votes % = 16.6
|votes = 7,092
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 10.0
|votes % = 9.2
|votes = 3,907
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}1.8
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|seats = 3
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 10.0
|votes % = 8.5
|votes = 3,894
|plus/minus = {{nochange}}0.0
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.8
|votes = 333
|plus/minus = {{decrease}}0.6
}}
{{Election summary party|
|party = Green Party of Northern Ireland
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = {{nochange}}0
|seats % = 0.0
|votes % = 0.7
|votes = 284
|plus/minus = {{increase}}0.7
}}
{{Election box end}}
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes.
Districts summary
{{election table|title=Results of the Lisburn City Council election, 2005
by district|sortable=yes}}
|- class="unsortable" align="centre"
!rowspan=2 align="left"|Ward
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
! %
!Cllrs
!rowspan=2|Total
Cllrs
|- class="unsortable" align="center"
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Unionist Party}}" | DUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Ulster Unionist Party}}" | UUP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Sinn Féin}}" | Sinn Féin
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance Party of Northern Ireland}}" | Alliance
!colspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Social Democratic and Labour Party}}" | SDLP
!colspan=2 bgcolor="white"| Others
|-
|align="left"|Downshire
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|48.7
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|2
|36.8
|2
|1.3
|0
|13.2
|1
|0.0
|0
|0.0
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Dunmurry Cross
|13.6
|1
|6.7
|0
|bgcolor="#008800"|58.2
|bgcolor="#008800"|4
|0.0
|0
|21.5
|2
|0.0
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Killultagh
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|48.4
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|21.5
|1
|7.7
|0
|6.9
|0
|11.6
|1
|3.9
|0
|5
|-
|align="left"|Lisburn Town North
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|44.6
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|3
|31.8
|3
|2.3
|0
|12.7
|1
|5.8
|0
|2.8
|0
|7
|-
|align="left"|Lisburn Town South
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|59.8
|bgcolor="#D46A4C"|4
|17.3
|1
|2.7
|0
|17.7
|1
|2.6
|0
|0.0
|0
|6
|- class="unsortable" class="sortbottom" style="background:#C9C9C9"
|align="left"| Total
|40.7
|13
|22.7
|7
|16.6
|4
|9.2
|3
|8.5
|3
|2.3
|0
|30
|-
|}
Districts results
=Downshire=
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x DUP, 1 x Alliance
2005: 2 x DUP, 2 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
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|numcounts= 6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Edwin Poots*
|count1 = 1,929
|percentage = 23.43%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Basil McCrea
|count1 = 1,601
|percentage = 19.45%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Allan Ewart
|count1 = 1,502
|percentage = 18.25%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Ward*
|count1 = 636
|percentage = 7.73%
|count2 = 672.54
|count3 = 710.48
|count4 = 888.5
|count5 = 890.34
|count6 = 1,421.13
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Elizabeth Campbell*
|count1 = 1,087
|percentage = 13.20%
|count2 = 1,097.44
|count3 = 1,123.62
|count4 = 1,221.84
|count5 = 1,222.8
|count6 = 1,325.67
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Joseph Lockhart
|count1 = 577
|percentage = 7.01%
|count2 = 1,008.52
|count3 = 1,017.62
|count4 = 1,040.93
|count5 = 1,153.81
|count6 = 1,247.23
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = James Baird*
|count1 = 559
|percentage = 6.79%
|count2 = 603.37
|count3 = 674.91
|count4 = 780.97
|count5 = 783.45
|count6 =
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Scott
|count1 = 237
|percentage = 2.88%
|count2 = 257.01
|count3 = 330.79
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = David Hall
|count1 = 104
|percentage = 1.26%
|count2 = 105.16
|count3 = 105.44
|count4 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 12,797
|valid = 8,232 (64.33%)
|spoilt = 114
|quota = 1,373
|turnout = 8,346 (65.22%)
}}
=Dunmurry Cross=
2001: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x UUP
2005: 4 x Sinn Féin, 2 x SDLP, 1 x DUP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Dunmurry Cross - 7 seats
|numcounts= 5
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Paul Butler*
|count1 = 1,823
|percentage = 17.12%
|count2 =
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}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Michael Ferguson*
|count1 = 1,464
|percentage = 13.75%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Stephen Moore
|count1 = 1,393
|percentage = 13.08%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Patricia Lewsley*
|count1 = 1,369
|percentage = 12.86%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Brian Heading
|count1 = 834
|percentage = 7.83%
|count2 = 898.12
|count3 = 909.82
|count4 = 1,268.31
|count5 = 1,326.81
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Angela Nelson
|count1 = 1,010
|percentage = 9.48%
|count2 = 1,196.2
|count3 = 1,220.86
|count4 = 1,229.22
|count5 = 1,229.97
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Veronica Willis*
|count1 = 940
|percentage = 8.83%
|count2 = 1,142.72
|count3 = 1,222.01
|count4 = 1,222.01
|count5 = 1,222.01
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Máireád Uí Adhmaill
|count1 = 1,125
|percentage = 10.56%
|count2 = 1,157.48
|count3 = 1,167.11
|count4 = 1,168.11
|count5 = 1,168.11
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Bishop
|count1 = 691
|percentage = 6.49%
|count2 = 693.52
|count3 = 694.33
|count4 =
|count5 =
}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 17,676
|valid = 10,649 (60.25%)
|spoilt = 309
|quota = 1,332
|turnout = 10,958 (61.99%)
}}
=Killultagh=
2001: 2 x UUP, 2 x DUP, 1 x SDLP
2005: 3 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x SDLP
2001-2005 Change: DUP gain from UUP
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Killultagh - 5 seats
|numcounts= 7
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Beckett
|count1 = 1,751
|percentage = 20.77%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Peter O'Hagan*
|count1 = 977
|percentage = 11.59%
|count2 = 978.33
|count3 = 986.33
|count4 = 1,003.33
|count5 = 1,531.33
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Dillon*
|count1 = 1,046
|percentage = 12.41%
|count2 = 1,054.17
|count3 = 1,164.17
|count4 = 1,243.55
|count5 = 1,246.74
|count6 = 1,252.34
|count7 = 1,560.34
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Cecil Calvert*
|count1 = 1,049
|percentage = 12.44%
|count2 = 1,304.74
|count3 = 1,322.69
|count4 = 1,373.26
|count5 = 1,379.26
|count6 = 1,379.61
|count7 = 1,436.61
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = James Tinsley*
|count1 = 1,279
|percentage = 15.17%
|count2 = 1,333.15
|count3 = 1,343.72
|count4 = 1,367.1
|count5 = 1,367.1
|count6 = 1,370.25
|count7 = 1,471.25
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Owen Gawith
|count1 = 578
|percentage = 6.86%
|count2 = 579.52
|count3 = 600.71
|count4 = 678.71
|count5 = 714.71
|count6 = 824.96
|count7 = 928.96
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Samuel Johnston*
|count1 = 460
|percentage = 5.46%
|count2 = 463.8
|count3 = 584.56
|count4 = 654.56
|count5 = 656.56
|count6 = 661.11
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Chris Donnelly
|count1 = 652
|percentage = 7.73%
|count2 = 652.38
|count3 = 652.38
|count4 = 653.38
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Northern Ireland Conservatives
|candidate = Neil Johnston
|count1 = 333
|percentage = 3.95%
|count2 = 334.71
|count3 = 348.71
|count4 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = David Greene
|count1 = 306
|percentage = 3.63%
|count2 = 308.85
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 14,029
|valid = 8,431 (60.10%)
|spoilt = 122
|quota = 1,406
|turnout = 8,553 (60.97%)
}}
=Lisburn Town North=
2001: 4 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 3 x DUP, 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP (two seats) gain from UUP and Independent
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Lisburn Town North - 7 seats
|numcounts= 10
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jonathan Craig*
|count1 = 1,794
|percentage = 18.33%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Paul Givan
|count1 = 1,506
|percentage = 15.39%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = William Leathem
|count1 = 1,064
|percentage = 10.87%
|count2 = 1,556.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Trevor Lunn*
|count1 = 1,080
|percentage = 11.04%
|count2 = 1,083.84
|count3 = 1,099.84
|count4 = 1,120.36
|count5 = 1,250.36
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ronnie Crawford*
|count1 = 759
|percentage = 7.76%
|count2 = 777.88
|count3 = 817.24
|count4 = 869.89
|count5 = 875.24
|count6 = 877.24
|count7 = 908.28
|count8 = 1,035.81
|count9 = 1,039.41
|count10= 1,097.37
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = David Archer*
|count1 = 644
|percentage = 6.58%
|count2 = 660.64
|count3 = 796.32
|count4 = 864.63
|count5 = 867.22
|count6 = 867.22
|count7 = 894.13
|count8 = 983.37
|count9 = 986.49
|count10= 1,068.57
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = William Gardiner-Watson*
|count1 = 678
|percentage = 6.93%
|count2 = 687.6
|count3 = 720.88
|count4 = 757.06
|count5 = 762.7
|count6 = 762.7
|count7 = 782.47
|count8 = 922.54
|count9 = 930.94
|count10= 1,006.73
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Kenneth Armstrong
|count1 = 647
|percentage = 6.61%
|count2 = 662.04
|count3 = 701.08
|count4 = 752.38
|count5 = 753.24
|count6 = 754.56
|count7 = 778.19
|count8 = 871.86
|count9 = 875.94
|count10= 920.08
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = John Drake
|count1 = 568
|percentage = 5.80%
|count2 = 569.28
|count3 = 573.44
|count4 = 575.33
|count5 = 580.6
|count6 = 763.6
|count7 = 852.92
|count8 = 866.46
|count9 = 873.42
|count10=
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ellen Hillen
|count1 = 379
|percentage = 3.87%
|count2 = 385.08
|count3 = 415.48
|count4 = 448.42
|count5 = 452.69
|count6 = 452.69
|count7 = 502.98
|count8 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Green Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Michael Rogan
|count1 = 284
|percentage = 2.90%
|count2 = 286.56
|count3 = 300.32
|count4 = 314.9
|count5 = 323.49
|count6 = 343.49
|count7 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Jacqui Currie
|count1 = 222
|percentage = 2.27%
|count2 = 222.32
|count3 = 222.96
|count4 = 222.96
|count5 = 222.96
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Frazer McCammond
|count1 = 160
|percentage = 1.64%
|count2 = 160.64
|count3 = 162.24
|count4 = 165.48
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 10
|electorate = 16,325
|valid = 9,785 (59.94%)
|spoilt = 199
|quota = 1,224
|turnout = 9,984 (61.16%)
}}
=Lisburn Town South=
2001: 3 x UUP, 1 x Alliance, 1 x DUP, 1 x Independent
2005: 4 x DUP, 1 x UUP, 1 x Alliance
2001-2005 Change: DUP (three seats) gain from UUP (two seats) and Independent
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Lisburn Town South - 6 seats
|numcounts= 6
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jeffrey Donaldson
|count1 = 2,109
|percentage = 37.16%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
|candidate = Seamus Close*
|count1 = 1,002
|percentage = 17.65%
|count2 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Andrew Ewing
|count1 = 315
|percentage = 5.55%
|count2 = 918.54
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Paul Porter*
|count1 = 550
|percentage = 9.69%
|count2 = 813.34
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Ivan Davis*
|count1 = 587
|percentage = 10.34%
|count2 = 711.11
|count3 = 773.31
|count4 = 776.17
|count5 = 782.8
|count6 = 862.8
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Democratic Unionist Party
|candidate = Jenny Palmer
|count1 = 420
|percentage = 7.40%
|count2 = 629.79
|count3 = 642.39
|count4 = 736
|count5 = 739.94
|count6 = 783.24
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Thomas Archer*
|count1 = 229
|percentage = 4.03%
|count2 = 278.14
|count3 = 301.74
|count4 = 303.06
|count5 = 303.06
|count6 = 375.53
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Social Democratic and Labour Party
|candidate = Yvonne Byrne
|count1 = 146
|percentage = 2.57%
|count2 = 151.67
|count3 = 213.27
|count4 = 213.27
|count5 = 346.47
|count6 = 351.07
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Ulster Unionist Party
|candidate = Denis Troughton
|count1 = 166
|percentage = 2.92%
|count2 = 198.13
|count3 = 216.13
|count4 = 218.88
|count5 = 220.08
|count6 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Sinn Féin
|candidate = Martin Parker
|count1 = 152
|percentage = 2.68%
|count2 = 155.78
|count3 = 161.18
|count4 = 161.51
|count5 =
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}}
{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 6
|electorate = 10,869
|valid = 5,676 (52.22%)
|spoilt = 144
|quota = 811
|turnout = 5,820 (53.55%)
}}
References
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{{County Antrim elections}}
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{{2005 United Kingdom local elections}}